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1．Minakami, Gunma
Minakami (みなかみ町, Minakami-machi) is a town located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 October 2020, the town had an estimated population of 18,383 in 7938 households, and a population density of 24 persons per km². The total area of the town is 781.08 square kilometres (301.58 sq mi). Much of the town is within the borders of Jōshin'etsu-kōgen National Park.
population：16,462人 area：781.08km2
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Minakami, Gunma in Castle

1．Nagurumi Castle
Nagurumi Castle (名胡桃城, Nagurumi-jō) is a castle structure in Tone, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.[1] The castle played historically important role because invasion of the castle by the Later Hōjō clan caused Siege of Odawara (1590).[2] The castle is now only ruins, just some moats and earthworks.[3] The castle was listed as one of the Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles in 2017.[4]
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Minakami, Gunma in station

2．Kamimoku Station  ・Kamimoku 2145, Minakami-machi, Tone-gun, Gunma-kenJapan
Kamimoku Station (上牧駅, Kamimoku-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Minakami, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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3．Gokan Station  ・Gokan 1237, Minakami-machi, Tone-gun, Gunma-ken 379-1305Japan
Gokan Station (後閑駅, Gokan-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Minakami, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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4．Jōmō-Kōgen Station  ・Tsukiyono, Minakami, Tone District, GunmaJapan
Jōmō-Kōgen Station (上毛高原駅, Jōmō-kōgen-eki) is a railway station on the high-speed Joetsu Shinkansen in Minakami, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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5．Doai Station  ・218-2 Yubiso, Minakami Town, Tone District, Gunma Prefecture 379-1728Japan
Doai Station (土合駅, Doai-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Minakami, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is jokingly known as Japan's Number One Mole Station (日本一のモグラ駅, Nippon ichi no mogura eki) due to the fact that passengers must make a 10 minute descent down a tunnel in order to reach the northbound platform.[1] It is the deepest train station in Japan. [2]
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6．Minakami Station  ・96 Kanosawa, Minakami-machi, Tone-gun, Gunma-ken 379–1611Japan
Minakami Station (水上駅, Minakami-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Minakami, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).[1]
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7．Yubiso Station  ・Yubiso 18-2, Minakami Town, Tone District, Gunma Prefecture 379-1728Japan
Yubiso Station (湯檜曽駅, Yubiso-eki) is a passenger railway station in the town of Minakami, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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Minakami, Gunma in Mountain

8．Mount Shibutsu
Mount Shibutsu (至仏山 Shifutsu/Shibutsu-san) is a serpentine mountain in the north-east of Gunma Prefecture in Japan. It is 2,228.1 m (7,310 ft) tall and located between Minakami Machi and Katashina Villages. It's one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains and is home to a "treasure trove" of alpine plants.[1] It is part of Oze National Park[2] and the Minakami UNESCO Eco Park.[3][citation needed]
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9．Mount Tanigawa
Mount Tanigawa (谷川岳, Tanigawa-dake) is a 1,977 m (6,486 ft) mountain on the border of Gunma Prefecture and Niigata Prefecture in Japan. It is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan.
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10．Mount Hiragatake
Mount Hiragatake (平ヶ岳, Hira-ga-take) is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.[1] It lies on the border between Gunma and Niigata prefectures.
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11．Mount Hotaka (Gunma)
Mount Hotaka (武尊山 Hotakayama, 上州武尊山 Joshu Hotakayama) is a stratovolcano with its highest peak at the altitude of 2,158m.[1] It is located near Minakami-machi, Kawaba Village, and Katashina Village in the Gunma Prefecture. In order to distinguish it from Mount Hotakadake in the Northern Alps, it is also called as Joshu Hotakayama(上州武尊山). This mountain has been selected as one of "100 Famous Japanese Mountains"[2] and the "New 100 Famous Flower of Japanese Mountains".[clarification needed]
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12．Mount Makihata
Mount Makihata (巻機山, Makihata-yama) is a mountain on the border between Niigata Prefecture and Gunma Prefecture in Japan. The mountain is listed as one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains in a 1964 book by mountaineer/author Kyūya Fukada.[1] It has a peak elevation of 1,967 meters (6,453 ft).[2]
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Minakami, Gunma in river

13．Tone River
The Tone River (利根川, Tone-gawa) is a river in the Kantō region of Japan. It is 322 kilometers (200 mi) in length (the second longest in Japan after the Shinano) and has a drainage area of 16,840 square kilometers (6,500 sq mi) (the largest in Japan). It is nicknamed Bandō Tarō (坂東太郎); Bandō is an obsolete alias of the Kantō Region, and Tarō is a popular given name for an oldest son.[1] It is regarded as one of the "Three Greatest Rivers" of Japan, the others being the Yoshino in Shikoku and the Chikugo in Kyūshū.
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